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History of the Taksim Promenade
Taksim Promenade and Henri Prost / History of the Taksim Promenade *This post is compiled from Prof. Dr. Cânâ Bilsel’s articles in the From the Capital of the Empire to the Modern City of the Republic: Henri Prost’s İstanbul Plans (1936-1951) exhibition catalogue. While Henri Prost was still working on the planning of the Paris metropolitan area ...
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The Women of Robert College
This post is compiled from Nükhet Sirman’s article in The Anatomy of a Tradition: 150 Years of Robert College 1863 – 2013 exhibition catalog. When my daughter Feride Eralp (RC 09) interviewed Berceste Anter (ACG 31) for the RC Quarterly, she was surprised to hear the 97 year old alumna say that Robert College had taught her ...
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Spices, Silk and Giraffes
Istanbul Conferences “Spices, Silk and Giraffes” Diplomatic gifts of the Mamluks to the Ottoman, Timurid, and European Courts Prof. Doris Behrens-Abouseif Prof. Doris Behrens-Abouseif talked about the diplomatic gift exchange between the Mamluk sultans and other courts of their time (1250-1517). Due to its geographic position, the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt, Syria and the Hejaz ...
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İbrahim Pasha and the Riddles of His Palace
Makbul – Maktul İbrahim Pasha and the Riddles of His Palace Prof. Nurhan Atasoy In her conference, Prof. Atasoy discussed Sultan Süleyman I’s famous grand vizier Damat İbrahim Pasha and his palace at Sultanhamet Square, which currently serves as the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art. Often the subject of diverse views and claims, İbrahim ...
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Poster of the Month: Nor Or
Nor Or, publicity poster for the daily newspaper in Armenian 1945-1946 Aram Pehlivanyan, Sarkis Keçyan (Zanku), Zaven Biberyan and Avedis Aliksanyan published the first issue of the daily newspaper Nor Or (New Day) on 21 July 1945. As a different voice criticizing the government, the socialism-inclined newspaper became a media organ that both the Armenian ...
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Industrial Revolution in Daily Life
Chamber Talk Industrial Revolution in Daily Life: Society and Technology from the Ottoman Empire to the Republic Candan Sezgin Thursday 28th February During the 19th century in which all kinds of inventions, tools, and methods that would accelerate production were brought to fore, the Industrial Revolution, which had a strong impact on Europe and America, ...
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Women Travellers
Late Ottoman and Early Republican Istanbul through the eyes of Women Travellers The İstanbul Research Institute continues to expand its collection of travelogues. Women travellers, among them the wife of an ambassador, a doctor, and a teacher, comment on history, culture, architecture, and daily life, as well as contemporary political affairs such as the Second Constitutional ...
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Casa d’Italia
The Renovation of Casa d’Italia, Tepebaşı Casa d’Italia theatre hall, 1932, Aldo Campaner Archives. As of 1919, the Italian government had begun to use the former Venetian Palace (Palazzo Venezia) and thus, the former Italian Embassy building (ex Ambasciata dei Campetti), which was taken back from the Austrians after World War I, was deserted and ...
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Poster of the Month: Grease Wrestling
Publicity poster for a grease wrestling competition held at the 19 Mayıs Stadium in Ankara, on June 19th, post-1936. Announcing a grease wrestling competition held in Ankara, the poster features the photograph of globally renowned Kırkpınar wrestlers Kurtdereli Mehmet and Adalı Halil. However, considering that Adalı Halil and Kurtdereli Mehmet passed away in 1927 and ...